Defense News Aerospace 2025
Flash News: US Air Force B-52H Bombers Conduct First-Ever Live Weapons Drop of GBU-38 Smart Bombs in Sweden
On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Air Force achieved a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to enhance NATO capabilities by conducting the first ...
Exclusive: US Navy Tests New AIM-260 Air-to-Air Missile to Secure Air Superiority Over China and Russia
According to information published by the AirPower 2.0 X account on March 7, 2025, relaying a message from the U.S. Navy's VX-31 Dust Devils, the s...
Thailand Plans to Acquire a Tanker Aircraft in 2025 to Enhance Its Power Projection Capabilities
As reported by Aviation Week, the Kingdom of Thailand is preparing to take a significant step in strengthening its air capabilities. In 2025, the c...
Romania Enhances Air Defense with F-16-equipped Squadrons at Three Air Bases
Romania's air defense capabilities are set to significantly improve with the establishment of three F-16-equipped squadrons stationed at three key ...
Technology: Sikorsky’s New S-92 Helicopter Phase IV Gearbox Enables Safe Travel Without Need for Immediate Landing
On March 11, 2025, Sikorsky, a helicopter manufacturer company, now a subdivision of the American Lockheed Martin company, unveiled the highly anti...
Australia Strengthens Its Defense Capabilities With Modernization of Wedgetail Aircraft
The Australian Government has announced a $569 million contract aimed at enhancing and maintaining the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) E-7A Wed...
Focus | Lockheed Martin prepares first Block 4 software updates to increase the F-35's combat capabilities
As reported by Air & Space Forces on March 10, 2025, Lockheed Martin is set to begin releasing the first software updates for the F-35 Block 4 upgr...
Florida Air National Guard Welcomes First F-35A Lightning II to Enhance Southeastern US Air Defense
On March 4, the Florida Air National Guard marked a significant milestone with the arrival of its first F-35A Lightning II at Jacksonville Air Nati...
India and France Finalize Acquisition of 26 Rafale Marine Fighters for Indian Navy
India and France have concluded negotiations for the purchase of 26 Rafale Marine carrier-based fighter aircraft, a strategic contract valued at ap...
How Epirus Plans to Revolutionize Drone Swarm Defense with Leonidas High-Power Microwave System
Epirus has successfully raised $250 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round, bringing its total funding to over $550 million. This inve...
Collins Aerospace to make the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter easier to upgrade for future needs
On March 6, 2025, Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX, was awarded an $80.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the U.S. Army to develop a m...
British Royal Air Force MQ-9A Reaper Drone Eliminates a Terrorist Threat in Syria as Daesh Resurges
On March 6, 2025, the British military announced that a Royal Air Force MQ-9A Reaper drone had carried out a precise strike against a Daesh terrori...
Sweden to Deploy Gripen Fighter Aircraft in Poland Under NATO Command for First Time
The Swedish Armed Forces will deploy eight Gripen fighter aircraft in Poland under NATO command for the first time. This deployment, planned for mi...
Flash News: US Air Force Reaches Key Milestone in Development of New Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The U.S. Air Force, in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation, successfully completed a full-scale qualification static fire test of the new...
Flash News: US Marine Corps Deploys First F-35B Fighter Squadron to Japan to Boost Airpower in Indo-Pacific
According to information released by the U.S. Department of Defense on March 8, 2025, the U.S. Marine Corps has deployed its first F-35B squadron f...
French Air and Space Force Adopts Pilatus PC-7 MKX Aircrafts for Next-Generation Pilot Training
The French Air and Space Force is strengthening its pilot training program by selecting the Pilatus PC-7 MKX, a new-generation training aircraft de...
Serbian Helicopter Crews Undertake Advanced Training to Master Complex Combat Operations
Members of the 714th Anti-Tank Helicopter Squadron, part of the 98th Air Brigade, are currently participating in rigorous training exercises with M...
RTX to Lead Engine Integration for JetZero’s Blended Wing Aircraft
RTX has signed three major agreements with JetZero, a company pioneering the development of a blended wing body aircraft, to provide essential syst...
Italy’s Leonardo and Türkiye’s Baykar join forces to supply drones for European armies
On March 6, 2025, the Turkish company Baykar and Italian firm Leonardo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Rome to establish a Joint Vent...
Vietnam Completes its Fleet of L-39 Skyfox from Aero Vodochody Key Modernization for Pilot Training
Aero Vodochody and OMNIPOL have completed the delivery of twelve L-39 Skyfox (L-39NG) trainer aircraft to the Vietnamese Air Force. With the recent...